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Sale of Creeds (16-17)

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Socrates

Now by Dog and Plane-tree, it is as I say!

Fifth Dealer

Heracles! What strange Gods are these?

Socrates

Why, the Dog is a God, I suppose? Is not Anubis made much of in Egypt? Is there not a Dog-star in Heaven, and a Cerberus in the lower world?

Fifth Dealer

Quite so. My mistake. Now what is your manner of life?

Socrates

I live in a city of my own building; I make my own laws, and have a novel constitution of my own.

Fifth Dealer

I should like to hear some of your statutes.

Socrates

You shall hear the greatest of them all. No woman shall be restricted to one husband. Every man who likes is her husband.

Fifth Dealer

What! Then the laws of adultery are clean swept away?

Socrates

I should think they were! and a world of hair-splitting with them.

Fifth Dealer

And what do you do with the handsome boys?

Socrates

Their kisses are the reward of merit, of noble and spirited actions.

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